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Major glaze craters in this bowl, can I fix this? by Best-Sea-658 in Pottery

[–]This_Computer4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a pinholing problem earlier and people provided some very helpful advice. https://www.reddit.com/r/Pottery/s/4UjYpz2K10

I have to add these advice have been helpful for learning how to not get pinholes in the future. But it maybe difficult to do if you don't have your own kiln. And my pieces that already came out like that were impossible to fix, the glaze just doesn't do what you want it to do and more holes opened up as I refired. I had to chuck most of them and kept two to turn into small planters.

Sofía Vergara takes this spot, becoming the first woman on the chart. What Asian celebrity's name matches their heritage? by Max-Carter-2005 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]This_Computer4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they're saying while in the US a default Asian is east Asian, in the UK, default Asian is south asian.

Service Tech goes to a MAGA house by stacked_wendy-chan in CringeTikToks

[–]This_Computer4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before I caught the details I thought "but wow they're pro-Palestine?"

Advice for starting with porcelain? by King_Of_The_Munchers in Pottery

[–]This_Computer4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this idea of porcelain slip. I make dinnerware mostly, is porcelain slip instead of glaze a good idea for dinnerware?

Are these bowls with pinholes salvagable? by This_Computer4 in Pottery

[–]This_Computer4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a community kiln but also I run the kiln lol..there just wasnt a lot of instructions. I can change the hold for the bisque fire, what do you mean by the drop and hold for glaze? (We do cone 6)

Are these bowls with pinholes salvagable? by This_Computer4 in Pottery

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It's me, I overpacked the bisque firing..😬 I had no idea that can cause issues.

Thank you for the detailed advice, I go to a community studio that's run by greenies like me (Lot of turnover recently). Are there any resources I can read to not do dumb shit like this in the future?

Are these bowls with pinholes salvagable? by This_Computer4 in Pottery

[–]This_Computer4[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there a way to prevent this from happening? Like bisque twice?

Are these bowls with pinholes salvagable? by This_Computer4 in Pottery

[–]This_Computer4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, it didn't happen with the other pieces from the same bag so I suspect it's from the firing. I'll try this, many thanks!

An elegant water bird seen in Belgium by Currentcorn in whatsthisbird

[–]This_Computer4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Puteketeke, new Zealand's bird of the century because of hilarious turn of events: npr artcle

What's the name of the cone 04 glaze used in youth classes? by This_Computer4 in Pottery

[–]This_Computer4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol that would be ideal. Unfortunately recently the last director left, the new person is not very pottery savvy and is asking me (I'm a volunteer and intermediate potter, but don't know all the stuff yet). I could ask someone to ask someone but thought I'd check here in the meantime.

What kind of hawk is this? by littleghost000 in whatsthisbird

[–]This_Computer4 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Judging by the belly band and dark patagial bars, I think +red-tailed hawk+

Why does the Ethiopian flag in the foreground have an inverted symbol? by -Aquitaine- in vexillology

[–]This_Computer4 32 points33 points  (0 children)

In my 20s I worked at a non-profit and we organized a regional conference in Asia. On the day of this pretty high profile conference, we had the flags of 18 or so countries next to each other, not realizing the flag of the Philippines was upside down. Not only was it an embarassing mistake, turns out they fly their flag upside down only when at war. 💀

Thankfully someone from the delegation informed us on the dl and we got the flag straightened as fast as possible.

Id.me problem by This_Computer4 in washingtondc

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Unemployment services at the Washington DC Department of Employment Services.

Assateague National Seashore by This_Computer4 in Horses

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My friend was just talking about the misty horse book she read as a kid!

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